Candle-shaping machine



New. 20, 11923. ILAWQWID .1, E. BRINKER ET AL.

CANDLE SHAPING MACHINE Filed NOV. 25 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 New. 2Q 1923.

J. E. BRINKER ET AL.

CANDLE SHAPING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I ll RIB,

Patented Nov. 20, i223.

JESSE ENSIGN BRINKER AND CLAUDE PERKINS MCNEIL, 0F WHITING, INDIANA, AS-

SIGNOBS TO STANDARD OIL COMPANY, OF WHITING, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

CANDLE-SHAPING MACHINE.

Application filed November 25, 1922.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JESSE E. BRINKER and CLAUDE PERKINS MCNEIL, citizens of the United States, residin at Whlting, 1n the county of Lake and tate of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Candle-Shaping Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a candle shaping machine and will be fully understood from the following description, 1llu strated by the accompanying drawlngs, 1n whit-h- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device embodying the present invention Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the device showing the plunger partly broken away.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2 showing the device in plan.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4, showing the trimming cutters.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, showing the final shaping die.

Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Figure 4. showing the different arrange ment of trimming cutters for producing a pentagonal candle; and

Figure 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing an arrangement of a shaping die for producting a pentagonal candle.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates the supporting table upon which the shaping device is mounted. The shaping device is formed with a tubular guide 11 in which is provided a lateral opening 12 for the insertion of the candle to be shaped. The tubular guide 11 is secured by a spider 13 to the tubular support 14 for the trimming blades 15, the arrangement of which corresponds to the shape to which it is desired/ to form the candle. The

trimming blades 15 are ad j ustably secured to the support 14 by means of the screws 16 which pass through slots formed in the blades. The sup-port 14 is held by a spider 17 which is secured to a plate 18 mounted on the table 10. Directly below the tubular support 14 is mounted the shaping die 19 in a block 20secured to the table 10. The block 20 is provided with a central opening 21 Serial No. 603,212.

for the passage of the shaped candle and suitable openings 22 are formed in the table for the passage of wax shavings from the candle. A plunger 23, reciprocable in the tubular guide 11, is operated by the lever 24.

The candle to be shaped, which is usually cylindrical, is inserted into the tubular guide 11 through the opening 12 with its tip down. The plunger 23 is then operated to force the candle downwardly. The candle first passes through the trimming cutters 15, which make an initial cut, partially reducing the cross section of the candle at the desired points. The candle then passes through the shaping die 19, which brings the cross section of the candle to the desired form. The candle then drops into any suitable ret'eiving device below the table 10, for example, the chute 25.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate, respectively, an arrangement of trimming blades and of a shaping die for forming a square candle from a cylinder candle. The trimming cutters, as shown in Fig. 4, partially reduce the cross section of the candle, leaving curved surfaces at the reduced portions. The shaping cutters, as shown in Fig. 5. finally reduce the cross section of the candle to a square with slightly rounded corners. Figures 6 and 7 illustrate, respectively, an arrangement of trimming cutters and of a shaping die for producing a pentagonal candle, the various parts being indicated in these figures by the same numerals as in Figures 4 and 5 with the sufiix a. It will be noted that these cutters operate upon the candle in the same manner as the cutters and die shown in Figures 4 and 5 for the formation of a square candle.

We claim:

1. In a candle shaping machine, a tubular guide provided with a side opening for the insertion of a candle, a tubular cutter mount axially aligned with said guide, trimming blades adjustably mounted thereupon, a shaping die axially aligned with the cutter mount, a plunger reciprocable in the tubular guide and mount, and means for operating the plunger for forcing a candle therethrough.

2. In a candle shaping machine, a support provided with an opening, a shaping die mounted within said opening, a tubular cutter support secured to sald first mentioned support, trimming cutters mounted pn'sard cutter support, sand cutter support an d cutters being axially alined with the shaping die, a tubular guide in ahnement Wlth tl 1e cutter mount, a spider-lik'e'support for sand tubuljar guidesecured to the cuttez mount, a

plunger-reciprocaitging. in the vttiii'iilaf guide and cutter mount; andmeansfor-operating the plunger for forcing a candle-in successibn therethrough.

" JESSE ENSIGN BRINKER.

" CLAUDE PERKINSMQNEIL 

